Robert Biddulph (MP)
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Robert Biddulph (3 March 1801 – 28 February 1864) was a British Whig Member of Parliament.
Family
Biddulph was the son of John Biddulph, of Ledbury, Herefordshire, and his wife Augusta (née Roberts). He married Elizabeth, daughter of George Palmer, of Nazeing Park, Essex, in 1830.
- Their elder son, Michael, was a banker and politician and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Biddulph in 1903.
- Second son, Sir Robert, became a General in the Army.
- Third son, Colonel John Biddulph, served in India and published several works.
- Fifth and youngest son, George Tournay Biddulph (25 May 1844 – 1929), also worked for the family banking firm; Cocks Biddulph & Co. and between 1867 and 1907 was treasurer to the House of Charity, Soho, and organiser and then treasurer of Church House, Westminster.
On 3 October 1883 George married his second cousin, Lady Sarah Wilfreda Palmer, daughter of Earl Selbourne and they lived at Douglas House, Petersham.[1][2]
Career
Robert Biddulph sat as Member of Parliament for Hereford between 1832 and 1837 and also served as a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire.
Later life
Robert Biddulph died in February 1864, aged 62. His wife survived him by 35 years died in January 1899.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Biddulph
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Hereford 1832–1837 With: Edward Bolton Clive |
Succeeded by Edward Bolton Clive Daniel Higford Davall Burr |
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- 1801 births
- 1864 deaths
- People from Ledbury
- Politics of Herefordshire
- Whig (British political party) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1832–35
- UK MPs 1835–37